Genetically Proxied Therapeutic Effect of Metformin Use, Blood Pressure, and Hypertension’s Risk: a Drug Target-Based Mendelian Randomization Study

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In this work, we aim to evaluate the association of the genetically proxied effect of metformin on blood pressure (BP) and hypertension through a drug target-based Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Thirty-two instrumental variables for five metformin targets (i.e., AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15), mitochondrial glycerol 3 (MG3), mitochondrial complex I (MCI), and glucagon (GCG)) were introduced to the MR analysis on the datasets of hypertension, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP). The MR analyses demonstrated that the MCI- and MG3-specific metformin’s use would significantly reduce SBP, DBP, and hypertension risk. The meta-analyses showed that the genetically proxied metformin’s use equivalent to a 6.75 mmol/mol reduction on HbA1c could decrease both the SBP (beta = − 1.05, P < 0.001) and DBP (beta = − 0.51, P = 0.096). Furthermore, metformin’s use was also implied to reduce the hypertension risk. The MG3- and MCI-dependent metformin’s effect may play key roles in the anti-hypertension function. Graphical Abstract: (Figure presented.)

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Jiang, J., Hu, D., Zhang, Q., & Lin, Z. (2024). Genetically Proxied Therapeutic Effect of Metformin Use, Blood Pressure, and Hypertension’s Risk: a Drug Target-Based Mendelian Randomization Study. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, 17(3), 716–722. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12265-023-10460-z

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